Summer Journalism Internships

The Dow Jones News Fund internship program has a legacy of excellence dating back to 1960. Each year DJNF arranges paid internships for nearly 80 college students across the country and provides them with advanced hands-on training, industry mentors and a robust peer and alumni network to tap into. Interns attend one-week training programs before reporting to work in paid internships at top media companies for 10 to 12 weeks. Median salary is $675/week.  For a list of the news organizations that hosted our interns in 2026, click here . We offer five tracks/types of internships: + Audience Engagement : Audience engagement internships vary by newsroom, but the mission always remains the same—help the news find its audience. From writing SEO-friendly headlines and producing engaging content for video and social to crafting newsletters and seizing on trending topics on social media, job expectations vary. + We place reporters in more than 30 newsrooms across the country covering a wide variety of topics from Wall Street to Main Street, including the stock market, new businesses and entrepreneurs, labor unions, minority-owned businesses, real estate, climate change, agriculture and automotive industries. + There are three different types of data internships we usually place interns in: 1) heavy emphasis on filing records requests and analyzing data using spreadsheets; 2) reporting and writing using government data or assisting investigative reporting projects; and 3) using coding and technical tools to build apps and interactive visuals for news stories. + Working as a digital media intern means many different things, depending on the newsroom. You could be working in print, social, video, audio or all of it. Interns receive across-the-board training so they can expand their skill sets using the latest technology and storytelling techniques. + Editors are the final check on a story before it is published. Multiplatform editing interns assess copy for accuracy, completeness, tone and style while also writing SEO-friendly headlines and designing pages on deadline. ELIGIBIL ITY College sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who are enrolled in school full-time as of Nov. 11, 2026, are eligible to apply. This includes December graduates. U.S. students studying abroad and international students already in the U.S. with work visas are also eligible. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible. We look for students who have demonstrated a strong interest in journalism and media, along with relevant hands-on experience. This may include previous internships, work with student newspapers or other student media, or projects that showcase research, reporting, writing, and storytelling skills. Curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn are also valued. APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOV. 11, 2026